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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />January 13, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Danny Lima, Public Works Surface Maintenance, 541-682-4937 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Leaf Pickup Service Ends for Season in Eugene <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene’s seasonal leaf collection program ends Friday, January 14. <br />No new materials should be placed in the streets. Residents are responsible for <br />removing leaves and other debris left in the streets in front of their homes or businesses. The <br />City also reminds residents that no debris, including leaves, should be placed in bike lanes. <br />Approximately 15,600 cubic yards of leaves were collected by loaders and leaf vacuums <br />over the course of the 11-week collection program. Of that total, almost 10,000 cubic yards of <br />leaves were delivered to residents, with the rest going to community gardens and local <br />recyclers. None of the leaves went to the landfill. <br />Residents with leftover leaves or other yard debris can recycle them in home compost <br />piles, take them to Lane Forest Products or Rexius Forest By-Products, who recycle leaves and <br />woody debris for a small fee, or contact their local solid waste haulers for information on the <br />curbside yard debris pickup program. <br />More information about Eugene’s annual leaf program is available on the web at <br />www.eugene-or.gov/leaf or by calling the leaf program hotline at 541-682-5383. <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />